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'''Myers' Cocktail''' or '''the Myers''' is a nutritional therapy containing [[vitamin]]s and [[mineral]]s administered by IV.<ref name="Gaby2009">{{Cite journal | title = Intravenous nutrient therapy: the "Myers' cocktail" | date = Oct 2002|url=https://loudounholistichealthpartners.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Myers-Cocktail.pdf|journal=Alternative Medicine Review: A Journal of Clinical Therapeutic|volume=7|issue=5|pages=389–403 | last = Gaby | first = Alan R. | authorlink = |doi=|pmc=|pmid=12410623|access-date=|issn=1089-5159|quote=|via=}}</ref> The creator, Dr Myers, passed away in 1984 without fully describing the treatment. Since then a modified version of the treatment he invented known as the "Myers' Cocktail" has been administered by other doctors, despite a lack of clinical trials or evidence of effectiveness.<ref name="Gaby2009"/> It is promoted for various illnesses including acute [[migraine]], asthma attacks, [[fatigue]] and [[chronic fatigue syndrome]], [[fibromyalgia]], acute [[muscle spasm]], upper respiratory tract infections, chronic [[sinusitis]], and seasonal allergic rhinitis (inflammation in the nose caused by hayfever). A much small number of patients have tried the Myers' Cocktail for congestive heart failure, angina, chronic [[urticaria]], [[hyperthyroidism]], and [[dysmenorrhea]], and some "relatively healthy" patients have also used it with the aim of improving their overall wellbeing for short periods of time.<ref name="Gaby2009"/> ==Contents== Myers' Cocktail consists of: *[[calcium]] gluconate *calcium pantothenate *[[magnesium]] chloride *B vitamins: **[[Thiamine]] (vitamin B1) **[[vitamin B6]] **[[vitamin B12]] **[[B vitamin complex]] but excluding folic acid *[[vitamin C]] Myers originally included dilute hydrochloric acid, but this is no longer included in the Myers Cocktail.<ref name="Gaby2009"/> ==Theory== Myers's Cocktail is a complementary/alternative medicine and is not a focus for current research in ME/CFS or fibromyalgia. Myers passed away in 1984, which was before the 1988 publication of the first diagnostic criteria for [[chronic fatigue syndrome]].<ref name="ICC2011primer">{{citation | last1 = Carruthers | first1 = BM | authorlink1 = Bruce Carruthers | last2 = van de Sande | first2 = MI | authorlink2 = Marjorie van de Sande | last3 = De Meirleir | first3 = KL | authorlink3 = Kenny de Meirleir | last4 = Klimas | first4 = NG | authorlink4 = Nancy Klimas | last5 = Broderick | first5 = G | authorlink5 = Gordon Broderick | last6 = Mitchell | first6 = T | authorlink6 = Terry Mitchell | last7 = Staines | first7 = D | authorlink7 = Donald Staines | last8 = Powles | first8 = ACP | authorlink8 = A C Peter Powles | last9 = Speight | first9 = N | authorlink9 = Nigel Speight | last10 = Vallings | first10 = R | authorlink10 = Rosamund Vallings | last11 = Bateman | first11 = L | authorlink11 = Lucinda Bateman | last12 = Bell | first12 = DS | authorlink12 = David Bell | last13 = Carlo-Stella | first13 = N | authorlink13 = Nicoletta Carlo-Stella | last14 = Chia | first14 = J | authorlink14 = John Chia | last15 = Darragh | first15 = A | authorlink15 = Austin Darragh | last16 = Gerken | first16 = A | authorlink16 = Anne Gerken | last17 = Jo | first17 = D | authorlink17 = Daehyun Jo | last18 = Lewis | first18 = DP | authorlink18 = Donald Lewis | last19 = Light | first19 = AR | authorlink19 = Alan Light | last20 = Light | first20 = KC | authorlink20 = Kathleen Light | last21 = Marshall-Gradisnik | first21 = S | authorlink21 = Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik | last22 = McLaren-Howard | first22 = J | authorlink22 = John McLaren-Howard | last23 = Mena | first23 = I | authorlink23 = Ismael Mena | last24 = Miwa | first24 = K | authorlink24 = Kunihisa Miwa | last25 = Murovska | first25 = M | authorlink25= Modra Murovska | last26 = Stevens | first26 = SR | authorlink26 = Staci Stevens | title = Myalgic encephalomyelitis: Adult & Paediatric: International Consensus Primer for Medical Practitioners | date = 2012| isbn = 978-0-9739335-3-6 | url = http://www.investinme.org/Documents/Guidelines/Myalgic%20Encephalomyelitis%20International%20Consensus%20Primer%20-2012-11-26.pdf}}</ref> At that time, [[myalgic encephaolomyelitis]] (M.E.) was recognized but [[fatigue]] was not considered the hallmark of the disease.<ref name="ICC2011primer"/> ==Evidence== ==Clinicians== ==Risks and safety== ==Costs and availability== ==See also== ==Learn more== * ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Potential treatments]] [[Category:Alternative medicine]] [[Category:Nutrients]]
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